Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
TERESA OF AVILADon’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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